DateChooserBean, the definitive date field!
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Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 23:48:51
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I have finished today testing and packaging the first release of my DateChooserBean.
I think it is a valuable replacement for the Servoy field of displayType “CALENDAR” with its look dating from good old Java 1.1 :))
This bean took me a considerable amount of time to make, although my first idea was just to make a reusable component based on the nice JCalendar bean from http://www.toedter.com/en/jcalendar/ that I already used in some project.
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Performance improvements
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Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 07:08:13
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A quick note to say that the performance improvements introduced in 4.1.3 is really great.
I don’t know about “300% quicker” but the smart client does feel more responsive, and on a 70k line it is most welcome! Apparently they had some big shot from Cisco take a look at the RMI implementation…
And the CSS caching doesn’t harm either… I know some guys at DataMosaic who must be very glad of this one.
I wanted to add this because otherwise you would think that I am always critical ;-)
That’s not true!
So, a big “Bravo!” to the Servoy team!
API docs for previous version available
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Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 00:25:18
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Yesterday, following another post on the forum, they updated the link of the public API to give access to 3 versions of the docs: 3.5.x / 4.1.x /4.2.x
See it there
We can see there is a lot cooking in the 4.2.x API, like this new JSEvent class, hopefully it will give us plugin/bean creators more access to build more powerful tools!
The only problem is that the 4.1.x version doesn’t seem right: for example the IServoyAwareBean interface I have been using for a while (on 4.1.2 qnd 4.1.3) doesn’t appear.
What would be best would be to have tracked the date of introduction (and release version) of each interface and methods… It seems I’m asking too much.
Servoy public API, not so public
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 23:15:39
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Today I noticed the public API changed again: nice to see that they are adding new Interfaces there! But could they COMMUNICATE about it?
Sometimes I wonder: is the public API public only for the Servoy team?
There’s also a big problem to always erase the older version of the API: What if I want to know what is the API related to 3.5.x for example?
It is not published anymore! The new 4.2.x has replaced it for good.
So will I ever know what are the Interfaces and Methods available to me in Servoy 3.5.x until I test my plugins and beans and get Exceptions?
Not even a case for STFF!
Servoy support system
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 23:11:46
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Most Open Source companies use web based tools like JIRA or some other kind of bug tracking system.
Commercial companies are doing it more and more, because it’s web based and convenient, it serves as doc and tracking tool, it is a way to communicate information to users too, and users may even participate to the endless search for the definitive workaround…
So why is Servoy support system a closed one?
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keyListeners plugin added
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 21:08:30
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You can download a free (LGPL license) plugin for Servoy in the plugins section.
It will allow you to attach keyListener functions to text fields.
What do you think of the doc in Servoy?
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 21:37:04
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Personnaly, I think it is appalling.
Be honest: haven’t you all been misleaded by ambiguous documentation, or have been desperately seeking information, endlessly searching the forum for that bit of tricky info that is not in the docs and that makes all the difference?
Look at the Servoy pdfs, check the version: 4.0
Now check your version of Servoy: 4.1.2 (4.1.3 coming and 4.2 is cooking).
With the 4.1 there was a big addition: the Servoy “SolutionModel”, tons of objects and methods to be used in your JavaScript. Bravo! Hoorray! I love it. Really!
But were is the doc? Is there any kind of addendum for the 4.0 docs?
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The Blog - created
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 21:29:29
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I have decided to add a blog to the Servoy Stuff site to complement the tips and tricks, plugins and beans that you will find on it, to be able to share information, enthusiasm and disapointment of Servoy development.
It’s been since last december 2008 that I started playing, studying and working with (sometimes against ;-) Servoy.
I must say that I like the tool very much.
The company, I’m not sure.
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